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Thank you to Happy Family Yogurt for sponsoring today’s post. All thoughts and opinions are my own. It has been 3 months since Ben first started solids! I started by making my own purees, and eventually also began to mix in some store-bought purees after the first month or so. But, I got so caught up in trying to figure out what foods to make for Ben to…

Well, we had a little snow before Christmas, but since Christmas we’ve had a few snow storms here and there. Which means I have a toddler who is BEGGING to go outside. What starts as, “Please just let me make footprints in the snow, mama!” which quickly escalates to snow angels and a snow ball fight. But with the wind chill some days feeling like it’s -20°, playing…

This post is sponsored by Kimberly Clark, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. For the past few months, it’s been a priority for me to get our home in order. One of my favorite ways to do that is by delcluttering and then organizing the things I have left. So, I wanted to start this week with closets. First up, our hall’s linen closet. We live…

We finally got family photos done, for the first time since Ben’s newborn pictures back at the end of March. And I love, love, LOVE how they turned out. It was 70 degrees the Monday after Thanksgiving. Which is UNHEARD of for Illinois. I am obsessed with this location. It’s about an hour from our home, so we shot with a different photographer than we typically use. She…

Typing 2018 is WEIRD. Where did 2017 go? It doesn’t seem like it was a whole year ago that I was pregnant with Ben and we were soaking in every minute left with Blaire as our only child. Personally, 2017 was a great year! We welcomed Benjamin. We welcomed the baby girls of three of our best friends (within only two months of Ben being born). Jason’s role…

This post is sponsored by Posh Coloring Studio, but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. This goes without saying, but everything changes when you become a mom. Suddenly you’re pushing ourself to your limits. You’re more tired than you’ve ever been. You’re more stressed than you’ve ever been. Have you ever felt like you might cry in the middle of Target when your baby is…

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Hi! Welcome to happily trista. The lifestyle blog of a midwest wife + mama of 2, living her happiest life. I’m a rehabbing shopaholic. You can usually find me drinking cherry pepsi, snuggling my babies and avoiding laundry. xo